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Zika virus epidemic prompts Latin America travel warning
Pregnant women are advised to avoid countries that have seen outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which doctors are linking to unusually high numbers of babies born with brain defects.
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Gaza war prompts Latin America to break ties with Israel
While the US and UK stand by Israel over its military offensive in Gaza, governments across Latin America have moved to cut their links.
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Hugo Chavez – Latin American demagogue with the common touch
The Venezuelan president was a polarising figure – someone who could bait George W Bush on TV while championing the poor and presiding over a unique social experiment in the country he led.
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WHO declares Central and South America as new epicenter of coronavirus pandemic
The World Health Organization declared this week that the central and south America have emerged as the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US launches cyber-attack on Iran amid escalating tensions
As Donald Trump told the world on Thursday that he had pulled back from launching air strikes on Iran, he did, it seems, still authorise retaliation for the shooting down of a US drone.
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Divided America: Jon Snow’s tale of two communities, ahead of next week’s midterm elections
This area has one of the highest manufacturing jobs per capita in the United States and it also has a diverse population, with many Hispanic and Latino workers and families.
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How Opioid abuse is killing America
America’s addiction to opioids is so great that in October President Donald Trump declared a National Health Emergency. And the statistics are grim with hundreds of people losing their lives to overdoses every week. The problem is particularly acute in the US territory of Puerto Rico, where people are still trying to get back on…
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FactCheck: is the War on Drugs really a war on black America?
“Although rates of drug use and selling are comparable across racial lines, people of color are far more likely to be stopped, searched, arrested, prosecuted, convicted and incarcerated for drug law violations than are whites.” Drug Policy Alliance website An intriguing quote by a former aide to disgraced US President Richard Nixon is making headlines.…
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American football: domestic abuse campaigners take on NFL
UK football may have its problems, but they don’t begin to match those confronting its US cousin, the NFL, which has seen 84 of its players facing claims of domestic violence in the last 14 years.
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Burger that: as fast food workers strike across America
Fast food workers in cities across America have walked off the job to demand better pay, saying they are fed up with earning less than $10 an hour while top executives’ bonuses soar.
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South American nations discuss Morales ‘virtual kidnapping’
Latin American leaders slam European governments for diverting Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane on rumours it was carrying wanted former US spy Edward Snowden.
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Welcome to America? Immigration reforms offer new hope
A path to citizenship at last? As Channel 4 News launches its series on immigration – America’s 11 million undocumented migrants hope they will finally get legal status.
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Banksy mural saved from American auction
A Banksy mural at the centre of a controversial auction is withdrawn from sale at the 11th hour.
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Latino lessons: the voters who could win it for Obama
President Obama this week admitted that if he gets a second term, it will be thanks to the support of Latino voters. But how influential are they – and will they turn out at the polls?
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Latino lessons as Romney seeks the Hispanic vote
They are one of the most crucial groups in November’s election, and both parties are desperate for their support. Now Mitt Romney has been wooing Hispanic voters – but are they buying his message?
